STEVE PIRIE

Steve Pirie is a writer, theatre maker and youth arts worker. A graduate of the University of
Southern Queensland, he is also the co-Artistic Director of Mixtape Theatre Collective, a regional independent theatre company based in Toowoomba, Queensland. His first play, Escape From the Breakup Forest, has since been published by Playlab following state wide seasons, and in 2014, Steve’s work 3 O’Clock, Flagpole was selected for development as part of their Lab Rats initiative. In 2017, he was an independent artist with Queensland Theatre where he developed his work, Return to the Dirt as part of his residency, which was presented at La Boite’s HWY Festival in 2018. Steve is currently developing a new work with Playlab as part of their Alpha Processing program, and in 2019 will be an Artist in Residence with La Boite Theatre Company. He lives in Brisbane with his wife Claire, and their dog, Midge.